1946–47 Ivorian General Council election

General Council elections were held in French Ivory Coast (which included Upper Volta at the time) in December 1946 and 5 January 1947. The Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally won all 15 seats in the Second College in Ivory Coast,[1] and 24 of the 30 Second College seats overall.[2]

Results

Party	First round			Second round			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
First College
National Union			5			8	13
Filidori List			0			6	6
URDIESCI			0			1	1
Total	2,069	100	5			15	20
Registered voters/turnout	4,449	46.5	–			–	–
Second College
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally			24				24
Independents			6				6
Total	132,848	100	30	–	–	–	30
Registered voters/turnout	209,325	63.4	–	–	–	–	–
Source: De Benoist[2]

Aftermath

When Upper Volta was reconstituted as a separate territory in 1948, its members left the General Council (10 from the First College, 15 from the Second). By-elections were held in May 1948 for eight First College seats and 12 Second College seats; the PDCI won all of the Second College seats.[3]

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p679 (in German)
2. Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp536–537
3. Sternberger et al., p654